World Cup semi-finals: President invites N Zealand PM

PM John Key

President Rajapaksa

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday extended an invitation to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to watch the Cricket World Cup semi-finals between the two teams in Colombo tomorrow, President’s Media Director General Bandula Jayasekera said.

Sri Lanka faces New Zealand in the semi-final in a day-night encounter at the R Premadasa Stadium after defeating England in the quarter-finals, by 10 wickets at the same venue, Saturday.

Meanwhile, foreign media reported that Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday accepted his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh’s invitation to watch the World Cup semi-final between the cricket teams of the two countries at Mohali on March 30.

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